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[[File:SpokAnthro2019.jpg|right|200px|SpokAnthro 2019 T-shirt/promo image by Shariea]]<br />
'''SpokAnthro''' is a [[furry convention]] held in [[W:Spokane, Washington|Spokane, Washington]], USA, at the [[Ruby River]] Inn Spokane (previously known as the '''Red Lion'''). <br />
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== History ==<br />
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SpokAnthro was founded in November 2017, when the current [[convention chair|Chairman]], [[Lemnius Gryphs]], the vice Chairman, Syberwolf (not to be confused with [[Syber]]) and the former chairman of [[All Fur Fun]], [[Moorcat]], pitched in a few ideas along with early [[staff]] members. The news was later brought to members of [[Inland Northwest Fur Folk]].<br />
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A few months later, SpokAnthro made the public announcement through their [[Twitter]] and [[Facebook]] stating that they are official, with the convention to be held at the then Hotel RL, which was a Red Lion establishment. Later on, their ideal and the original hotel were bought out by the Davenport and became Centennial Hotel Spokane. In light of the hotel is under a new banner, the initial contract for SpokAnthro, as well as for other planned events from other parties, was eventually canceled from the hotel due to the reasons of renovations. <br />
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Shortly after, SpokAnthro found a new venue at the historical Red Lion hotel; Red Lion River Inn, just down the street from their original planned venue. This was subsequently bought out as well and became Ruby River Hotel, but remained in use. <br />
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The convention's [[mascot]] is a [[W:River Otter|River]] [[Otter]] named '''Slate'''.<br />
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== SpokAnthro 2019: The Ancient Lands ==<br />
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The inaugural convention was held on August 23-25, 2019. This was the first furry convention to be held in Spokane since [[All Fur Fun]] in 2009. 348 [[furries|furs]] attended the inaugural event. <ref name="official">{{Cite web |title = SpokAnthro 2019 |url = https://www.spokanthro.org/2019/ |access-date = 2019-09-30 }}</ref><br />
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==SpokAnthro 2020: Circus of Fluff==<br />
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SpokAnthro's second iteration was originally to occur on July 24th through the 26th, 2020. However, in regards to the COVID-19 outbreak and for safety purposes of attendees and staff, SpokAnthro canceled for 2020.<ref>[https://www.spokanthro.org/2020/ ''Our Dearest Members''] post on the [[SpokAnthro]]'s website. Retrieved May 14, 2020.</ref><br />
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==SpokAnthro 2021: Circus of Fluff 2.0==<br />
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With the cancelation of SpokAnthro 2020, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it was revealed through social media that SpokAnthro had plans for 2021; keeping the same theme, guest of honor and staying with the same hotel. A date has not been set, but it has been believed that they will occur late July or early August. <br />
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== Charity ==<br />
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* 2019 - [https://www.allheartinfusion.org/ All Heart Infusion] - $1,060<br />
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== Themes == <br />
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* 2019: ''The Ancient Lands''<br />
* 2020: ''Circus of Fluff'' (canceled)<br />
* 2021: ''Circus of Fluff 2.0''<br />
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==Guests of Honor==<br />
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* 2019: [[Shariea]], [[DJ Trishy]]<br />
* 2020: [[Onnanoko]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [https://www.spokanthro.org/ SpokAnthro] - official website<br />
* [https://twitter.com/SpokAnthro SpokAnthro] on [[Twitter]]<br />
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